Fyer, fyer (Thomas Morley)

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• (Posted 2020-10-18)  CPDL #60922:       

Editor: Leonardo Lollini (submitted 2020-10-18).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 167 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: No transposition, modern clefs.

• (Posted 2019-07-09)  CPDL #54733: 

Editor: Agnès Blin (submitted 2019-07-09).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 123 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Adaptation pour SSMAA par Agnès Blin.

• (Posted 2017-12-24)  CPDL #48169:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-12-24).   Score information: A4, 9 pages, 97 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: SSTTB version.

• (Posted 2017-11-19)  CPDL #47542:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2017-11-19).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 153 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2016-02-18)  CPDL #38608:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Jon Arnold (submitted 2016-02-18).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 112 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed up a whole step from original and set for SSATB. Based on part books with original spellings. Includes 2nd verse found in bassus part. Some punctuation and notation modernizations. Lilypond source (zipped) includes part-emphasized rehearsal MIDIs for each part.

• (Posted 2016-02-18)  CPDL #38607:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Jon Arnold (submitted 2016-02-18).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 111 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Based on part books with original spellings. Includes 2nd verse found in bassus part. Some punctuation and notation modernizations. Lilypond source (zipped) includes part-emphasized rehearsal MIDIs for each part.

• (Posted 2013-12-03)  CPDL #30690: 

Editor: Fernando Gómez Jácome (submitted 2013-12-03).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 82 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2010-10-20)  CPDL #22346:     

Editor: Bram Wayman (submitted 2010-09-23).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 117 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:
Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.

• (Posted 2005-12-03)  CPDL #10316: 

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-12-03).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 88 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: In bar 29, 'alto' (second part) note should be E, not A.

• (Posted 2005-09-16)  CPDL #09599: 

Editor: Marco Gallo (submitted 2005-09-16).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 88 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: In bar 29, 'alto' (second part) note should be E, not A.

• (Posted 2005-08-30)  CPDL #09249:         

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 100 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: On external site, listed alphabetically under "Ballets".

• (Posted 2004-02-20)  CPDL #06755: 

Editor: John D. Smith (submitted 2004-02-20).   Score information: A4, 8 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scores listed alphabetically by composer. All scores available in Scorch format, some are also available as PDF files.

• (Posted 2001-06-13)  CPDL #02807:   

Editor: Ondrej Zindulka (submitted 2001-06-13).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 120 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: 1200 dpi Postscript version available at Werner Icking website

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: The word 'nigh' is consistently misspelt 'night'.

General Information

Title: Fyer, fyer
Composer: Thomas Morley

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicings: SATTB, SSTTB or SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1595 in First Book of Ballets, no. 14
Description: 

Original text and translations

English original text Fyer, fyer, my hart! Fa la la la. O help, alas, o help! Ay me! I sit and cry me, And call for help, alas, but none comes ny me! Fa la la la. O, I burne mee, alas! Fa la la la. I burne, alas, I burne! Aye mee! Will none come quench mee? O cast, cast water on, alas, and drench mee! Fa la la la.

English text Fyre, fyre! My heart! Fa la la la. O, help! Alas, O, help! Ay me! I sit and cry me, and call for help, alas, but none comes nigh me. Fa la la la. O, I burn me, alas! Fa la la la. I burn, alas, I burn! Ah me! Will none come quench me? O cast, cast water on, alas, and drench me! Fa la la la.

German translation Feuer! Feuer! Wild entflammt brennt mein Herz. Fa la la la. So helft! Ach, helft! Weh mir, ich trage alle Qualen und suche Rettung, doch niemand steht mir bei. Fa la la la. Ich verbrenne! Erbarmen! Fa la la la. Weh mir, ich verglühe! Wer eilt herbei und löscht den Brand? Schöpft Wasser aus den Fluten und schwemmt mein Leid davon. Fa la la la.

Italian translation Al fuoco, al fuoco, mio cuore! Fa la la la. Oh aiuto, ahimè, oh aiuto! Ohimè! Mi siedo e piango E chiedo aiuto, ahimè, ma nessuno viene da me! Fa la la la. Oh, mi brucio, ahimè! Fa la la la. Io brucio, ahimè, brucio! Ohimè! Nessuno verrà a spegnermi? Oh getta, getta acqua sopra, ahimè, e bagnami tutto! Fa la la la.